AI Incident Database

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Australian Robodebt Automated Welfare Fraud Detection System Generated 400,000+ False Debt Notices

Critical

Australia's Robodebt scheme used flawed automated income averaging to generate over 400,000 false welfare debt notices from 2016-2019. The Royal Commission found the system illegal, leading to $1.8 billion in settlements and major government accountability reforms.

Sep 1, 2017|Agent Error|Government|Other/Unknown|$1,800,000,000

Ethereum DAO Smart Contract Vulnerability Exploited for $60 Million

Critical

The Ethereum DAO autonomous organization was hacked for $60 million in June 2016 due to a reentrancy vulnerability in its smart contract code. The incident led to a controversial hard fork of the Ethereum blockchain to recover the stolen funds.

Jun 17, 2016|Agent Error|Finance|Other/Unknown|$60,000,000

Indiana Automated Welfare System Wrongly Denied Benefits to Thousands of Residents

Critical

Indiana's automated welfare eligibility system wrongly denied benefits to over one million residents due to rigid programming that couldn't handle minor procedural issues. The state ultimately paid $1.37 billion to settle lawsuits and terminated the system.

Oct 15, 2009|Agent Error|Government|Other/Unknown|$1,370,000,000
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